Medicine
Definition
The field of study and practice focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and injuries in humans.
Analogy
Medicine is like a toolbox filled with various tools that doctors use to fix our bodies when they're broken.
Related terms
Surgery: A medical procedure that involves cutting into the body to diagnose, treat, or repair a condition.
Pharmacology: The branch of medicine concerned with the uses, effects, and modes of action of drugs.
Epidemiology: The study of how diseases spread and how to control them.
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